verification

noun

ver·​i·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌver-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

: the act or process of verifying : the state of being verified

Examples of verification in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Trust cannot depend on a single vendor acting as the sole authority for verification. — Najwa Aaraj, Fortune, 23 June 2026

Small teams manage payouts, verification and support through centralized processes. — Justin Hertzberg, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Lozier spent hours over the past few months auditing ballots from those votes, collecting copies, calling owners for verification and organizing a slate of challengers. — Linda Robertson june 23, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026

The House also recently reached an agreement on Monday on major legislation that would require pornography age verification and social media protections for minors. — Victoria Baeza Garcia, The Washington Examiner, 23 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Medieval Latin vērificātiōn-, vērificātiō, from vērificāre "to verify" + Latin -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns

First Known Use

1523, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for verification

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration

Kids Definition

verification

noun

ver·​i·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌver-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

: the act or process of verifying : the state of being verified

Legal Definition

verification

noun

ver·​i·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌver-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

1

: an act or process of verifying

2

: a sworn statement of truth or correctness

submitted a verification signed by the defendant with the petition